The life of Oscar Wilde is nothing special; it is actually more of a statement. Oscar Wilde lived to make a point. During the time he was alive he made many mistakes and had many triumphs. Oscar Wilde spoke his mind and didn’t let anything stop him from doing the things he wanted. Wilde is a literary genius that used his life experience in his writings. Oscar Wilde’s education, experiences and personal life helped form him into the acclaimed author he is today.

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde, or as he is more known for Oscar Wilde was born the 16th of October in 1854.Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland to the parents of Sir William Wilde and Jane FrancesceWilde. Oscar was the third born of their children. When Wilde was a child his mother would read Young Ierlander’s poetry to him and his older brother of two years, Willie. Oscar’s mother, Jane, wrote poetry for the revolutionary Young Irelander’s. While William, Oscar’s father, was the leading ophthalmologic surgeon; and was later knighted for his service in the medical field. William also wrote books in his spare time. Oscar’s father and mother had an impact on the choices he made for the rest of his life.

Wilde was educated at home till the age of nine. The French bonne and a German governess taught Wilde their languages during the duration of these nine years. Then he went to Portora Royal School in Enniskilln. Wilde was in his early twenties when he started attending college. The first college he went to was Trinity College with his brother Willie as his roommate. In Trinity College Wilde started to learn all about the Greek Literature and fell in love with the writings. Oscar Wilde thought very highly of his teacher Professor Mahaffy who taught him Greek. “My first and best teacher, the scholar who showed me to love all things Greek” (Oscar, n.d) Oscar was known as an outstanding student for his works in Greek and was awarded medals for his achievements in this field. After Trinity, Wilde went to Magdalen College, Oxford, and this college wasn’t as big as an impact on his career because of how Professor Mahaffy had been there for him at Trinity. The career that Wilde had chosen to pursue was in part due to Professor Mahaffy and the role he had played in his life, basically having him fall in love with words.

The first job that Wilde carried was in journalism. Journalism is a very hard field to be in because of the fact that there are so many deadlines you have to abide by. For most of Wilde’s life he was doing some kind of writing, if it had to do with writing plays which is something that Wilde is famous for. Another is writing poetry, he had been writing poems since he was about seven years old and that is all thanks to his mother the poet. Wilde had written only one novel in his lifetime. Wilde also held a steady job as an editor. Most of the things that he wrote about were the things the thought were wrong with the government as well as his own life experiences.

Oscar Wilde was married in London to Constance Lloyd in 1884. To Wilde’s good fortune, Constance Lloyd was a wealthy heiress; therefore Wilde was freed from economic concerns. Oscar and Constance had two children; their names were Cyril and Vyvyan. However, Wilde’s personal life was everywhere; Oscar had many different outlooks on life and one of the major things that people often questioned was his sexuality. Scholars would argue that Wilde was homosexual or bisexual and these arguments were proven correct. Lionel Johnson, a friend of Oscar, introduced Oscar to Alfred Douglas. Alfred and Oscar had gotten really close and had started to become more public with their actions, also meeting more flamboyant guys. It was found out that Oscar and Alfred were actually lovers. Oscar had gotten accused of homosexual activity and was then taken to court to see if Oscar would be charged with these allegations.

John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Alfred’s father, after a feud, argued that Wilde...

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